A comprehensive study on fatal heat conditions shows while the heat is strong now, the periods of stifling heat may be less lethal in the future as people become more accustomed to them, the report said.

By examining 1,949 deadly heat waves around the world from 1980 to look for trends, a team of researchers were able to define when heat was so severe it kills and were able to forecast the future, the AP reported.

Their results: nearly one in three people now experience 20 days a year when the heat reaches deadly levels.

However, the study predicts up to three in four people worldwide will endure that kind of heat by the end of the century – if global warming continues unabated.

Writing in the journal Nature Climate Change, lead author of the study Camilo Mora of the University of Hawaii said, “The United States is going to be an oven.”

The study was published as much of the U.S. swelters through extended triple-digit heat. Temperatures hit records of 106, 105 and 103 in Santa Rosa, Livermore and San Jose, California on Sunday, as a heat wave was forecast to continue through midweek, the report said.

In late May, temperatures in Turbat, Pakistan, climbed to about 128 degrees (53.5 degrees Celsius); if confirmed, that could be among the five hottest temperatures reliably measured on Earth, said Jeff Masters, meteorology director of Weather Underground.

Last year 22 countries or territories set or tied records for their hottest temperatures on record, said Masters, who did not take part of the study. So far this year, seven have done so.

As part of their study, the report said, Mora and colleagues created an interactive global map with past heat waves and computer simulations to determine how much more frequent they will become under different carbon dioxide pollution scenarios.

The map shows under the current pollution projections, the entire eastern United States will have a significant number of killer heat days. Even higher numbers are predicted for the Southeast U.S., much of Central and South America, central Africa, India, Pakistan, much of Asia and Australia, the AP reported.

Mora and outside climate scientists said the study and map are unable to reliably estimate past heat waves in many poorer hot areas where record-keeping is weak. It's more accurate when it comes to richer areas like the United States and Europe.

If pollution continues as it has, Mora said, by the end of the century the southern United States will have entire summers of what he called lethal heat conditions, the report said.

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A hotter world doesn't necessarily mean more deaths in all locales, Mora said. That's because he found over time the same blistering conditions — heat and humidity — killed fewer people than in the past, mostly because of air conditioning and governments doing a better job keeping people from dying in the heat, the report said.

So while heat kills and temperatures are rising, people are adapting, though mostly in countries that can afford it. Conversely, those that can't afford it are likely to get worse heat in the future, the report said.

"This work confirms the alarming projections of increasing hot days over coming decades — hot enough to threaten lives on a very large scale," said Dr. Howard Frumkin, a University of Washington environmental health professor who wasn't part of the study.

Mora documented more than 100,000 deaths since 1980, but said there are likely far more because of areas that didn't have good data, the AP reported. Not all of them were caused by man-made climate change.

Just one heat wave — in Europe in 2003 — killed more than 70,000 people.

2010 Heatwave in New York City

2010 Heatwave in New York City

On July 6, the temperature in New York City reached 103 degrees, breaking records. The sizzling weather is expected to last through the end of the week. On the streets and in the parks of lower Manhattan, New Yorkers find ways to escape the oppressive heat with umbrellas, street-side showers or just jumping in the fountain....

2010 Heatwave in New York City

published:07 Jul 2010

views:3661

On July 6, the temperature in New York City reached 103 degrees, breaking records. The sizzling weather is expected to last through the end of the week. On the streets and in the parks of lower Manhattan, New Yorkers find ways to escape the oppressive heat with umbrellas, street-side showers or just jumping in the fountain....

The Heat (I Can't Think)

The Heat (I Can't Think)

I\'m not happy with this one, but I feel as though I need to document the oppressive effect this heatwave is having on my creative faculties - I\'ve been completely decimated by it. I can\'t even begin to approach a musical thought - I\'ve just sat, noodling, periodically wiping my brow, cursing the fact that I haven\'t bought a fan yet. The fountain in the gardens outside is a magnet for screaming kids. Sun streams in through the open window, the fresh air barely making it past the opening before being superheated to the studio\'s temperature. It\'s wash day, I need to do some vacuuming, I\'m running low on supplies and I\'m thoroughly annoyed with the whole situation.
When it cools down tonight, I might do something a little more serious, but this is a nice little groove I fell into last night - I finished it this morning, woken up by the sun rising and broiling my feet which were exposed by the open window.
Painting\'s by Joseph Stella...
Music written, performed, arranged and produced by Richard Cannon....

The Heat (I Can't Think)

published:11 Jul 2010

views:108

I\'m not happy with this one, but I feel as though I need to document the oppressive effect this heatwave is having on my creative faculties - I\'ve been completely decimated by it. I can\'t even begin to approach a musical thought - I\'ve just sat, noodling, periodically wiping my brow, cursing the fact that I haven\'t bought a fan yet. The fountain in the gardens outside is a magnet for screaming kids. Sun streams in through the open window, the fresh air barely making it past the opening before being superheated to the studio\'s temperature. It\'s wash day, I need to do some vacuuming, I\'m running low on supplies and I\'m thoroughly annoyed with the whole situation.
When it cools down tonight, I might do something a little more serious, but this is a nice little groove I fell into last night - I finished it this morning, woken up by the sun rising and broiling my feet which were exposed by the open window.
Painting\'s by Joseph Stella...
Music written, performed, arranged and produced by Richard Cannon....

Heatwave Trailer

Heatwave Trailer

Available on DVD through www.umbrellaent.com.au
Buy it here; http://www.umbrellaent.com.au/p-1756-heatwave.aspx
Director Phillip Noyce\'s compelling follow-up to Newsfront, Heatwave is the infamous Australian political thriller inspired by the disappearance of Sydney journalist and anti-development campaigner Juanita Neilson.
Like Newsfront, Heatwave details the moral dilemmas of a man of conscious, an ambitious architect, Stephen West (Richard Moir), whose inner city housing project has been compromised by a corrupt property developer (Chris Haywood) and his big business cronies. With stand-over men sent in to evict demonstrating squatters, social justice campaigner Kate Dean (Judy Davis) alerts West to a looming conspiracy when her friend, an activist and journalist, disappears and is presumed murdered.
Noyce brilliantly evokes the oppressive mood of a stifling heat wave in inner Sydney in this compelling conspiracy thriller where death, deceit and corruption taint all....

Heatwave Trailer

published:29 Feb 2012

views:5387

Available on DVD through www.umbrellaent.com.au
Buy it here; http://www.umbrellaent.com.au/p-1756-heatwave.aspx
Director Phillip Noyce\'s compelling follow-up to Newsfront, Heatwave is the infamous Australian political thriller inspired by the disappearance of Sydney journalist and anti-development campaigner Juanita Neilson.
Like Newsfront, Heatwave details the moral dilemmas of a man of conscious, an ambitious architect, Stephen West (Richard Moir), whose inner city housing project has been compromised by a corrupt property developer (Chris Haywood) and his big business cronies. With stand-over men sent in to evict demonstrating squatters, social justice campaigner Kate Dean (Judy Davis) alerts West to a looming conspiracy when her friend, an activist and journalist, disappears and is presumed murdered.
Noyce brilliantly evokes the oppressive mood of a stifling heat wave in inner Sydney in this compelling conspiracy thriller where death, deceit and corruption taint all....

Heat Waves, Wildfires, & Global Warming

Heat Waves, Wildfires, & Global Warming

\"Climate scientists suggest that if you want a glimpse of some of the worst of global warming, take a look at U.S. weather in recent weeks. Horrendous wildfires. Oppressive heat waves. Devastating droughts. Flooding from giant deluges. And a powerful freak wind storm called a derecho. These are the kinds of extremes experts have predicted will come with climate change, although it\'s far too early to say that is the cause. Nor will they say global warming is the reason 3,215 daily high temperature records were set in the month of June...\".* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here from Seth Borenstein at Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/03/climate-change-us-heat-wave-wildfire-flooding_n_1645616.html
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Heat Waves, Wildfires, & Global Warming

published:04 Jul 2012

views:27961

\"Climate scientists suggest that if you want a glimpse of some of the worst of global warming, take a look at U.S. weather in recent weeks. Horrendous wildfires. Oppressive heat waves. Devastating droughts. Flooding from giant deluges. And a powerful freak wind storm called a derecho. These are the kinds of extremes experts have predicted will come with climate change, although it\'s far too early to say that is the cause. Nor will they say global warming is the reason 3,215 daily high temperature records were set in the month of June...\".* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here from Seth Borenstein at Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/03/climate-change-us-heat-wave-wildfire-flooding_n_1645616.html
Support The Young Turks by Subscribing http://bit.ly/TYTonYouTube
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Millions of Americans Suffer Worst Heat Wave Recorded History

Millions of Americans Suffer Worst Heat Wave Recorded History

Dome epic creates excessive heat for eight states dangerous temperatures.But start with the millions of Americans who wake up on the third day under the heat dome. It is one of the worst ever. Look at the map.
Eight states stranglehold on the press I have excessive heat. Will you raise? Good morning.
Ginger. Reporter: At least another three days of oppressive heat and stick us with the records. It\'s 90 in Las Vegas.
I\'m here in Las Vegas. 123 in Needles, California, is the hottest I have ever been in June. Sacramento 107, 105 salt lake city, four consecutive days above 100, Phoenix, 119, and Las Vegas, to 117 today the highest of all time.
Today we begin the third day of what today is a deadly heat wave. Beet type until after some time. Reporter: At least one person has died in Las Vegas and dozens have been hospitalized with heat-related illnesses.
Although tied the record of 115 degrees for a second day, Southern California and their pets are sprinting for shade. Outside of San Diego, a walk was too hot. A woman had to be rescued from the air, sickened by the heat.
I remember seeing a lady, and she was like, it\'s hot, I do not think I\'ll be able to make it down. Reporter: And to the man who left us all of us were comfortable, this is the opposite. Very busy.
We started very early, do not know what time we do. Reporter: It\'s not just the deserts, Houston had a record of 107. Volunteers there with what water and ice homeless.
You send the van to make sure they know that there is an op. Water from here, see you tomorrow. Reporter: In Scottsdale, Arizona, are cool in ...

Millions of Americans Suffer Worst Heat Wave Recorded History

published:30 Jun 2013

views:9071

Dome epic creates excessive heat for eight states dangerous temperatures.But start with the millions of Americans who wake up on the third day under the heat dome. It is one of the worst ever. Look at the map.
Eight states stranglehold on the press I have excessive heat. Will you raise? Good morning.
Ginger. Reporter: At least another three days of oppressive heat and stick us with the records. It\'s 90 in Las Vegas.
I\'m here in Las Vegas. 123 in Needles, California, is the hottest I have ever been in June. Sacramento 107, 105 salt lake city, four consecutive days above 100, Phoenix, 119, and Las Vegas, to 117 today the highest of all time.
Today we begin the third day of what today is a deadly heat wave. Beet type until after some time. Reporter: At least one person has died in Las Vegas and dozens have been hospitalized with heat-related illnesses.
Although tied the record of 115 degrees for a second day, Southern California and their pets are sprinting for shade. Outside of San Diego, a walk was too hot. A woman had to be rescued from the air, sickened by the heat.
I remember seeing a lady, and she was like, it\'s hot, I do not think I\'ll be able to make it down. Reporter: And to the man who left us all of us were comfortable, this is the opposite. Very busy.
We started very early, do not know what time we do. Reporter: It\'s not just the deserts, Houston had a record of 107. Volunteers there with what water and ice homeless.
You send the van to make sure they know that there is an op. Water from here, see you tomorrow. Reporter: In Scottsdale, Arizona, are cool in ...

HD- Saratoga North Creek Passenger Action

HD- Saratoga North Creek Passenger Action

Now that a host of thunder storms has ended the oppressive heat wave in Upstate New York R&TP was back out track side in the Northern Hudson Valley. In this video well see a day of action on the Saratoga and North Creek railway, operating on over 90 miles of track, with connections with Amtrak in Saratoga Springs the Saratoga and North Creek offers the ultimate train ride for scenery of the Hudson River and Adirondack mountains. Whether you\'re seated in one of their 6 axel Super Domes or in a regular coach you\'ll definitely enjoy the ride, and exceptional cuisine to top it off! Well start off with a chase of the North Creek Express being hauled by Iowa Pacific E8a #518 and BL-2 #52. We\'ll see them at Saratoga Springs Junction and Corinth New York. Next after some lunch, we came back to the tracks to catch The Adirondack Limited with lone B39-8E #8524, and the Southbound Adirondack Limited along the banks of the Hudson River just south of Thurman,NY.
Thanks for watching!!...

HD- Saratoga North Creek Passenger Action

published:21 Jul 2013

views:2035

Now that a host of thunder storms has ended the oppressive heat wave in Upstate New York R&TP was back out track side in the Northern Hudson Valley. In this video well see a day of action on the Saratoga and North Creek railway, operating on over 90 miles of track, with connections with Amtrak in Saratoga Springs the Saratoga and North Creek offers the ultimate train ride for scenery of the Hudson River and Adirondack mountains. Whether you\'re seated in one of their 6 axel Super Domes or in a regular coach you\'ll definitely enjoy the ride, and exceptional cuisine to top it off! Well start off with a chase of the North Creek Express being hauled by Iowa Pacific E8a #518 and BL-2 #52. We\'ll see them at Saratoga Springs Junction and Corinth New York. Next after some lunch, we came back to the tracks to catch The Adirondack Limited with lone B39-8E #8524, and the Southbound Adirondack Limited along the banks of the Hudson River just south of Thurman,NY.
Thanks for watching!!...

Northern Skate Alliance and Skate The East: Neighborhood Heat Wave

PRESENTED BY SKATETHEEAST.NET AND THE NORTHERN SKATE ALLIANCE:
Ryan Howard, Robert Briggs, and Mike DiPietro met up in the midst of the recent East Coast heat wave to skate a little. Despite the oppressive heat we were able to still get some sick shots in and will for sure be back to shred this gnarly neighborhood spot and take more video soon.
Skaters:
Ryan Howard
Mike DiPietro
Robert Briggs
Video:
Iver Hulleberg
Mike DiPietro
Editing:
Samuel Grossman...

Northern Skate Alliance and Skate The East: Neighborhood Heat Wave

published:23 Jul 2011

views:438

PRESENTED BY SKATETHEEAST.NET AND THE NORTHERN SKATE ALLIANCE:
Ryan Howard, Robert Briggs, and Mike DiPietro met up in the midst of the recent East Coast heat wave to skate a little. Despite the oppressive heat we were able to still get some sick shots in and will for sure be back to shred this gnarly neighborhood spot and take more video soon.
Skaters:
Ryan Howard
Mike DiPietro
Robert Briggs
Video:
Iver Hulleberg
Mike DiPietro
Editing:
Samuel Grossman...

High Dew Point Makes Heat Wave Miserable

High Dew Point Makes Heat Wave Miserable

From NOAA: High humidity along with hot temperatures is making this week\'s heat wave in the central and eastern U.S. especially unhealthy. The dew point temperature is a measure of how much moisture is in the air. With dew points in the 60s, the air may be considered uncomfortable and in the 70s it becomes oppressive by diminishing a body\'s ability to sweat. In only rare cases will the dew points reach the 80s in the U.S. This movie shows average daily dew point data from the NAM model from July 18 through July 24, 2011....

High Dew Point Makes Heat Wave Miserable

published:21 Jul 2011

views:806

From NOAA: High humidity along with hot temperatures is making this week\'s heat wave in the central and eastern U.S. especially unhealthy. The dew point temperature is a measure of how much moisture is in the air. With dew points in the 60s, the air may be considered uncomfortable and in the 70s it becomes oppressive by diminishing a body\'s ability to sweat. In only rare cases will the dew points reach the 80s in the U.S. This movie shows average daily dew point data from the NAM model from July 18 through July 24, 2011....

On July 6, the temperature in New York City reached 103 degrees, breaking records. The sizzling weather is expected to last through the end of the week. On the streets and in the parks of lower Manhattan, New Yorkers find ways to escape the oppressive heat with umbrellas, street-side showers or just

I\'m not happy with this one, but I feel as though I need to document the oppressive effect this heatwave is having on my creative faculties - I\'ve been completely decimated by it. I can\'t even begin to approach a musical thought - I\'ve just sat, noodling, periodically wiping my brow, cursing the fac

Available on DVD through www.umbrellaent.com.au
Buy it here; http://www.umbrellaent.com.au/p-1756-heatwave.aspx
Director Phillip Noyce\'s compelling follow-up to Newsfront, Heatwave is the infamous Australian political thriller inspired by the disappearance of Sydney journalist and anti-developmen

\"Climate scientists suggest that if you want a glimpse of some of the worst of global warming, take a look at U.S. weather in recent weeks. Horrendous wildfires. Oppressive heat waves. Devastating droughts. Flooding from giant deluges. And a powerful freak wind storm called a derecho. These are the

Dome epic creates excessive heat for eight states dangerous temperatures.But start with the millions of Americans who wake up on the third day under the heat dome. It is one of the worst ever. Look at the map.
Eight states stranglehold on the press I have excessive heat. Will you raise? Good mornin

Now that a host of thunder storms has ended the oppressive heat wave in Upstate New York R&TP was back out track side in the Northern Hudson Valley. In this video well see a day of action on the Saratoga and North Creek railway, operating on over 90 miles of track, with connections with Amtrak in Sa

PRESENTED BY SKATETHEEAST.NET AND THE NORTHERN SKATE ALLIANCE:
Ryan Howard, Robert Briggs, and Mike DiPietro met up in the midst of the recent East Coast heat wave to skate a little. Despite the oppressive heat we were able to still get some sick shots in and will for sure be back to shred this gnar

From NOAA: High humidity along with hot temperatures is making this week\'s heat wave in the central and eastern U.S. especially unhealthy. The dew point temperature is a measure of how much moisture is in the air. With dew points in the 60s, the air may be considered uncomfortable and in the 70s it

Even as temperatures approach 100 degrees in PHiladelphia, Bernie Sanders supporters have turned up by the hundreds to protest outside the Democratic National Convention. A crowd of an estimated six hundred holdouts for the Vermont Senator marached four miles from city hall the the Wells Fargo conve

Wildfires destroyed more than 20 homes while hundreds of thousands of others lost power as a record-breaking heat wave that began claiming lives maintained its oppressive grip on southern Australia on Saturday. (Feb. 1)